U.S. History
Unit 2 Project: Forming a New Nation (Chapters 5-7)
Unit Theme = Nationalism
Time Period = 1745-1790

Unit 2 Project Workspace
Period 1
Directions: This document serves many purposes.

1. Place your name in one of the available spots. We will use this list in class to determine the order of presentations.2. Record your preliminary project topic.3. Replace your preliminary topic with a narrowed research question/issue. Let others know precisely what you are researching.4. Replace your research question/issue with a learning objective for your presentation. What specifically do you want your audience to be able to do after hearing your presentation?
5. List the type of visual aid that you will be using during your presentation.
6. I also need to know the title of your project and the type of higher level thinking you have chosen.

Grading:

  • Titles will receive a score of either 10 (Advanced), 7 (Developing), 5 (Basic), or 0 (Not submitted)
  • Make sure your title:
    • includes a title and subtitle separated by a colon
    • has proper capitalization and spelling
    • is both creative and describes the content
  • Objectives will receive a score of either 10 (Advanced), 7 (Developing), 5 (Basic), or 0 (Not submitted)
  • Make sure your objective:
    • completes the sentence: "The student will be able to..."
    • is clear ( We know people, place, documents, and ideas to be discussed)
    • is measureable (It describes how students will demonstrate an understanding
    • has proper capitalization and spelling


Student Name
Step 1: Preliminary Topic
Step 2: Research Question/Issue
Step 3: Title and Objective(s) for the presentation
Visual Aid
1. Chris Griffin
Title: The war that lasted 7 Years:The French and Indian war
Objective: The students should be able to dscribe the causes and effects of the French and Indian War.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Diagram

2 Ben McGraw
Title: The Declaration of Independence: America's Final Step Towards Independence
Objective: The class should be able to understand what each part of the declaration talks about.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Inspect
Power
Point
3. Emily Stoehr
Title: A Tax Gone Wild: The Cause and Effect of the Boston Tea Party
Objective: The class should be able to recognize the sequence of the Boston Tea Party. Including what caused Boston Tea Party, what happened during the Boston Tea Party, and what the Tea Party led to.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Sequence and/or Cause and Effect
Poster
4 Nora Vaughan
Title: Join, or Die: The Story of a Cut-up Snake
Objective: What were the motives behind Join, or Die
What are the parts/ features of the snake
Trigger Word (Analysis): Examine
Poster
5 Amy Howard
Topic: Paul Revere's ride
Research Question: What was the route of Paul Rever's ride?
Title: A Nights Ride:Paul Revere
Objective: For Students to know that there was not just Paul Revere
Trigger Word (Analysis): Examine

6 Brian Ward
Title: Whose sides right?: The Boston Massacre
Objective: Student will be able to explain 2 traits in Paul Revere's engraving that were not accurate to the actual event, what really happened, and anser the question:
Was it really a massacre?
Trigger Word (Analysis): Comparing - Cause and Effect
Video
7 Maya Bradley
Title: African Americans: Revolutionary Soldiers
Objective: The class should be able to compare the motives of the African Americans in choosing between the Patriots and the Loyalists and compare the way the Loyalists and Patriots recruited them.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Compare

8Adam Shrum
Title: Old Glory: A History of Our Flag.
Objective: Students will identify the meaning of the flag colors.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Tell (name).
Powerpoint
9 Hale Knox
Title: The Development of Colonial Currency - Economic Order or Disorder?
Objective: Students should be able to compare the different currencies of the colonies.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Compare and contrast
Powerpoint
10 Anna Albers
Title: Digging Down Deeper: The Bill of Rights
Objective: All of my classmates should be able to identify the five w's and relate them to the bill of rights. Students should also be able to analyze the bill of rights and realize how different our world would be without them.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Analyze

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Topic:
Research Question:
Title:
Objective:
Trigger Word (Analysis):

12 Patrycja Bandosz
Title: Battle of Bunker Hill: The Way to Freedom
Objective: For everyone to be able to compare the British and Colonial army, strategy, and uniforms.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Compare

13 Gabrielle Schwartzmiller
Title: The Battle Field: Fort Necessity
Objective: The students should be able to reconize how the battle of fort necessity fits into the theme of nationalism, how it affected our country/ what impact it had on us, and who was the person that made a big mistake and how he regreted it.
Trigger Word (Analysis): diagram
Power point
14 Gracie Leibow
Title: George Washington: A Revolutionary Hero
Objective: Describe George Washington's role in the American Revolutionary War.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Evaluate

15 Amanda Darabant
Title: The Stamp Act: A Tax Gone Too Far
Objective: The students should be able to determine the benefits and drawbacks of the Stamp Act.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Determine
Poster
16 Hannah Steele
Title: A tour of Fort Duquesneor
Objective: Students will be able to learn what it was like living in fort duquesne
Trigger Word (Analysis): ?
Powerpoint
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18 Brendan Duffy
Title: Valley Forge: The Birthplace of our Nations Army
Objective: Students will be able to identify George Washington's view on Valley Forge and compare Valley Forge before and after Baron von Steuben arrived.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Compare
Prezzi
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